“B*stard!”Joseph slammed the table, furious.“Dream on, Harvey!”“Even if Flutwell’s new district rots… Even if I die, I’ll never sell it to you!”“Fine. I won’t buy it.”“So, are you selling the chain Budokans?”Harvey gave another friendly suggestion, not at all angry at Joseph’s outburst. “Your chain Budokans are getting smashed up every single day, anyway. There’s no way you’ll be able to do business using them. Your reputation’s dead in the water as well.”“I’ll give you a hundred and fifty million if you give all the chain Budokans to me. I’ll take your instructors and all the other workers with me too!”“See? I’m doing all this just for you! That’s one less burden for you. You’ll have money to do some of your other businesses, too!”“I really am a good friend, right?”“You b*stard!”Joseph changed expressions.“My chain Budokans got into this mess because of your shameless tricks! Yet you’re here trying to buy them?!”Ruby and the others were in an uproar as well
Harvey stood up with a smile. He walked toward Joseph and tapped the latter gently on the face.“Why be this unapproachable, Young Master Bauer?”“You know full well how long you can last.”“Even if you hold onto your properties, who do you think is going to help you?”“Who do you think is going to lend you the money?”“Clyde? Or is it Elliot?”“Do you really think they’re good enough friends to get you out of trouble?”“Don’t be naive…”“You’ll sell everything sooner or later. It’s only a question of who you sell them to.”“It’s fine if you don’t sell them to me.”“I’ll just find a lot of people to buy it from you.”“Sooner or later, the properties will be in my hands.”“The longer you stall, the cheaper you’d have to sell.”“I wouldn’t mind waiting; we’ll see if you give up first or not.”“Anyway… I wish you all the best.”Harvey casually grabbed a pork bun on the table and took a bite before walking out, waving his hand nonchalantly as he did so.Joseph’s eyes twitch
Half an hour later, the stocks of Flutwell’s business alliance dropped by a dozen points.Right as the stocks were rising, a huge amount of capital flooded into the market.The capital went straight for the alliance, buying short stocks in an instant.The investors were completely shocked when they saw hundreds of thousands of pending orders.They all sold their stocks almost at the same time, afraid that they’ll turn into worthless numbers.In just a few minutes, Flutwell’s business alliance’s stocks plummeted from forty-four dollars to only twenty-eight dollars.One-third of the alliance’s billion-dollar market value was immediately gone.Aside from the people in Flutwell, who were following the situation, investors from abroad were completely in the dark.The simplest way to stop a situation like this is always to prevent it from happening.Under these circumstances, the stock prices of Flutwell’s business alliance would be completely slaughtered if people kept selling thei
The stock market opened up once again in the afternoon.Harvey didn’t leave the Bauer family’s courtyard just yet; he showed Flutwell’s business alliance’s stocks right at the entrance through a projector.Clearly, Harvey was planning to get into the family’s heads.After seeing that, the families who thought badly of Joseph walked right into the courtyard.They were all trying to cause trouble for Flutwell’s business alliance anyway; it would be a waste if they didn’t take whatever they wanted inside.While the furious battle of the stock market was ongoing, Mandy, who was inside Hearthstone Corporation, suddenly heard her phone ringing incessantly.She wasn’t planning to pick up the call, but she had no other choice after seeing the name on the screen.She let out a sigh.“I told you not to trade more stocks!”“Why won’t you just listen to me for once?!”“Not only did you put all your life savings in Flutwell’s business alliance, you’re even buying on margin?”“You only le
“Propose?”Ruby froze; even she couldn’t comprehend just how stupid Lilian actually was.But for the sake of the plan, she remained calm and collected.“Mrs. Yates, of course Young Master Bauer will propose to CEO Zimmer. But not today, and not right now.”“We wanted you to call her here to ask for her help…”“What kind of help?”Lilian was confused.“Your dear son-in-law is causing Young Master Bauer trouble right now.”“Young Master Bauer is extremely unhappy. We hope your daughter can convince Harvey to stop.”“This will do no good to anyone involved, after all!”There was something Ruby didn’t say: even if Mandy couldn’t help, they would still use her to distract Harvey anyway.Everything had to be done before the end of the stock market that afternoon. If not, it would all be for naught.“That b*stard’s causing trouble for Young Master Bauer?!”Lilian instantly raised her voice.“Doesn’t he want my daughter to live in peace?!”“Don’t worry! I’ll make sure Mandy deal
“Enough talk!”“What do you want?!”Mandy was cautious.Ruby chuckled.“You should talk to CEO Zimmer instead, Mrs. Yates.”“It’s inconvenient for us outsiders to get involved.”“As long as CEO Zimmer accepts our proposal, we’ll make your wishes come true.”As soon as she heard Ruby’s words, Lilian stared right at Mandy, as if she was injected with adrenaline. “That b*stard Harvey’s causing trouble to Young Master Bauer! I don’t know what kind of friends he’s making for him to do this, but he’s screwing with Young Master Bauer’s stocks right now!”“Call him right now!”“Tell him to stop this at once!”“If he doesn’t, I’ll teach him a lesson he won’t forget!”Mandy froze. Immediately after, she glared fiercely at Ruby.“You’re shameless!”Ruby replied with a faint smile.“How could you say something like that?”“We didn’t ask for this. Your mother did.”“As long as you give Harvey a phone call and tell him to stop what he’s doing to Young Master Bauer…”“Your mother w
However, four of Mandy’s bodyguards stepped out without hesitation.Mandy swiftly rushed toward the front door.She knew she had to get out no matter what.If she fell in Ruby’s hands, she would be used against Harvey one way or another.For the time being, she wasn’t worried about Lilian’s safety.She could tell Lilian was on the same boat as the enemy.“You can’t leave, Mandy!” Lilian yelled instinctively.Her stocks would be gone forever if Mandy left!It was a hundred and fifty million dollars!Mandy quickly left without even bothering to look back.Bam, bam, bam!Before Mandy could even get to her car, screams of pain could be heard from behind.The bodyguards were all sent flying.Blood splattered everywhere as they fell to the ground; they lost consciousness in an instant.Ruby grinned as she strutted out with her men.Naturally, she couldn’t afford to have Mandy slip away at this point.“Go, CEO Zimmer!”The bodyguard who stayed to keep a lookout took off the s
“Harvey?!”“Why is this b*stard already here?!”Ruby instinctively looked over; her heart immediately skipped a beat after seeing the person in front of the car.She quickly revealed a small smile as she approached Harvey, with Mandy’s hair in her hand.“Aaagh!”Mandy couldn’t help but let out a scream as her hair was pulled around.Ruby casually slapped Mandy’s beautiful face before hissing coldly, “Scream! Scream louder!”“Let your husband hear! See what happens if you go against Young Master Bauer!”Mandy grunted after feeling a sharp pain on her face.She held her tears back when she looked at Harvey.“Harvey!”After seeing Ruby treating Mandy in such a way, and the blood and scars on Mandy’s face, Harvey’s eyes glowed with murderous intent.He took a deep breath and asked, “Are you okay, Mandy?”“I’m fine…” Mandy replied, though she was in pain.Harvey managed to calm down when he ensured Mandy was fine.He didn’t think Joseph would actually be this shameless.They